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C. A. BLUME.

NECKTIE GUIDE.

APPLICATION FILED A PB.24. I918.

1,324,028. Patented Dec. 9, i919.

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CARLOS A. BLUME, ornnw Yonx, N. Y.

NEcKTIE GUIDE."

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARLOS A. BLUME, a citizen of Peru, residing at New York, in the county of New York, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Necktie-Guides; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the-invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in'mea-ns for positioning and holding portions of a persons. apparel in proper relation, and is more part cularly directed to the provision of a device for insuring proper sliding movement of a necktie within a turned down collar of conventional type and for preventing undesired movement of the coat collar with respect to the shirt collar, to thus preventthe coat collar from riding up or bulging, whereby it is maintained in proper position below the edge of the shirt collar and may not contact with the neck or hair of the wearer and thus become soiled.

It is-i'n general the object of the present invention to simplify the structure and im. prove the efficiency of devices of this character, more particularly with respect to the readiness with which they may be associated with the apparel of the wearer. and with respect to positive operation in the various holding functions.

More particularly, it is the object to provide a device which may be positioned within the fold of an ordinary turned down collar to provide throughout the major extent of the collar a free open channelway for receiving the necktie, to permit free sliding movement thereof in properly positioning and tylng 1t.

It is a further object to utilize this channel forming member as a means for holding the coat collar in proper place.

Nith the above and other objects and advantages in view. the invention resides more particularly in the novel combination, formation and arrangement of parts hereinafter describedand particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved device having a necktie positionedtherein, and itself disposed within the fold Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

Application filed April 24, 1918. Serial No. 230,477

of an ordinary turned down collar which is shown in dotted outline. 1

Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional view therethrough and through the shirt collar at the point of attachment of the coat collar.

Fig. 3 is fragmentary bottom plan View of the guide thereof.

4 is a fragmentary horizontal sec.- tional view of the guide on the plane indicated by the line H of Fig. 2.

Fig. '5 is a perspective view showing a set of the .coat collar holding. members of the device. a

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, there is shown in dotted outline a conventional turned down collar 6 with which the present device is associated; The body of the device is formed of a single plate of resilient metal bent longitudinally to form a pair of spaced inner and outer side walls 7 and 8 respectively defining-in conjunction with the plate portion at its bend a channelway of decidedly oblong cross section to correspond with the cross section of a necktie, and open at its bottom, the plate being further transversely bent in the major' are of a circle to correspond to the general curvature-of a collar, and the plate is sufliciently flexible to fit within collars of various sizes, this flexibility being enhanced by series of transverse slots 9 formed continuously throughout the extent of said, walls and extending from points immediately adjacent the top and bottom edges thereof, whereby a substantially skeleton structure is procured, thus affording a desired lightness as well as increased flexibility. It is noted that the ends of the channelway formed by the plate terminate short of the ends of the outer wall of the collar, s nce no pressure would occur at these por tions to prevent free sliding movement of the necktie. To hold the lower edge portions of the channel walls 7 and 8 in spaced relation, and yet permit ready insertion of the necktie into the channelway throughout the lower portion thereof, the lower edge portions of the plates are provided with opposed pairs of projections or knobs l0 struck inwardly therefrom.

Thus a necktie may be inserted in the device in a most ready manner, in the channel member, and the member then inserted within the fold of a collar, which is then put on in the usual manner and buttoned, and

, the necktie may be most readily slid in the collar, for the proper positionin and tying thereof, it being noted that t e channel member also prevents the necktie from possibly working down below the collar. Al though the channel member may be retained in the collarby friction, and by slight re- 7 silient pressure which might be set up therer the inner side 7 i of the channel member and provided with an opening adapted to receive the rear collar button. As shown more particularly in Fig. 4c, the end edgeportions of'the channel sides 7 and 8 are curved outwardly to prevent frictional engagement with the necktie. To hold the coat collar in proper relation to the shirt collar by the device when assembledin the latter, a plurality of hook members are provided. -Each hook consists of a single length of wire that is bent upon itself to form a two-part bill 12, the wire at both sides of the bend being then main bent upon itself to form the double stem 13 of the hook. This double stem extends slightly beyond the point of the bill where both sides of the wire are then again bent upon themselves into parallel spaced relation to the stem 13, these last-named 7 portions being shown at 14 and extending divergingly to their free ends where they terminate in outwardly directed eyes 15. The eyes 15 provide means to receive rivets ,or' other means for fastening'the-hooks to the lower edge portion of the outer channel side 8. In application, the lower edge of the outer side o'f the shirt collar is received within the U-shaped shank, and the bill 12 thus depends at the outer side of the lower edge portion of the collar for engagement in -the outwardly struck keeper portion 17 of a plate 18 secured to the inner side of the coat collar, it being noted that inasmuch as the tendency to displacement of the coat collar is always upwardly, accidental discoat collar to ride up-"on the shirtcollar in Y a somewhat unsightly manner and-permitting soiling contact of the coat. collar'with the hair or neck ofthe wearer: 7

While I havejshown. and describeda preferred embodiment of my invention it will be understood that the plate forming the channelway may be made ofYmetal or other material affording a desired flexibility and strength, and that various changes and mod ifications of structure may be resorted to without departing in any manner from the scope of the invention as definedin the ac companying claim. 7

lVhat is claimed is: a A device of the class described comprising a'member' adapted to fit within the fold of a' turned down collar for engagement with a necktie therein, a hook member including a U-shaped shank having the upper end of one'leg secured to said member and a bill depending from the other leg of the shank, said U-shaped shank being adapted to receive the outer portion of a collar and a keeper member adapted for securement to a coat collar for engagement by said bill.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the'presence of two witnesses.

V CARLOS A. BLUME,

Witnesses: r V I V WM. J yMGOABE, JAMES A. MCCAB 

